Displaced Gaza newborn freezes to death and twin fights for his life as rain floods tents

Gaza Reuters Yahya Al-Batran woke up in the early hours of Sunday morning to find his wife, Noura trying to wake their newborn twin sons Jumaa and Ali as they lay together in the makeshift tent the family occupied in an encampment in the central Gaza Strip. Intense winter cold and heavy rain across the […]
Clean-up begins in Malaysia towns hit by six months of rain in five days

Reuters Residents in the Malaysian town of Tumpat were returning to submerged homes and shops as deadly floodwaters began to ease after being inundated by more than a metre of rain in a matter of days, but there were forecasts of more rain to come. Peninsular Malaysia, particularly its north-eastern coast, and southern Thailand have […]
Indonesia province resumes search for seven missing after landslide and floods kill 15

Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters Indonesian rescuers are searching for seven people still missing four days after torrential rain hit North Sumatra province, causing flash flooding and landslides which killed 15 people, an official said on Tuesday. Eleven people were killed in landslides in Karo district, Padang Lawas district and Tapanuli Selatan district, and another four died […]
Bolivia’s heavy rains cause river to flood homes near La Paz

La Paz, Bolivia Reuters Heavy rainfall in Bolivia over Saturday night caused the Pasajahuira River to overflow, flooding the neighbourhood of Bajo Llojeta on the outskirts of La Paz and leaving many people trapped in their homes awaiting rescue teams. This drone picture shows the flooded Inca Llojeta area in the aftermath of landslides caused […]
Essay: Climate change is encouraging unsanitary toilet practices among vulnerable communities

As the world marks World Toilet Day, JAMES HARPER, in an article first published on The Conversation, explains what new research shows about how climate change affects sanitation…
The Long Read: Spain’s flood disaster was its worst in recent history. Here’s what went wrong

DAVID LATONA, CORINA PONS, PIETRO LOMBARDI and AISLINN LAING, of Reuters, report…
Spaniards protest over handling of flood disaster

Valencia, Spain Reuters Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday over regional authorities’ handling of devastating floods that killed more than 220 people in one of Europe’s worst natural disasters for decades. Civil groups and unions protest against the management of the emergency response to the deadly […]
Multiple climate disasters trigger first ever Red Cross disaster insurance pay-out

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The world was hit by so many floods and landslides in 2024 that it triggered the aid sector’s first multi-disaster insurance pay-out, the Red Cross told Reuters, signalling both the scale of the problem and the need for new financing solutions. The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies […]
Monsoon havoc exposes West and Central Africa’s rising flood risks

N’Djamena, Chad Reuters Father-of-seven Dah Toubada Kadapia stood on a stack of homemade sandbags in his backyard in Chad’s capital N’Djamena, surrounded by floodwaters that locals say have risen higher than past years, causing more damage than ever. Over the last few months, heavy rains have flooded every one of Chad’s 23 provinces, burst a […]
Death toll in worst Bosnian floods in years rises to 16, officials say

Donja Jablanica, Bosnia Reuters At least 16 people died in floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday and many others were missing as torrential rain and landslides destroyed homes, roads and bridges across the centre of the country, officials said. The municipality of Jablanica, about 70 kilometres south-west of the capital Sarajevo, where the deaths […]